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escapequeen 02-01-2011 07:02 PM

Out of place?
 
Someone is building a huge home in Silver Lake/OBG. It is big and looks totally out of place in that area. Does anyone know if this is going to be the coming thing on the historical side? or are these folks just looking to be different? It just doesn't fit. JMHO :popcorn:

Mudder 02-01-2011 07:53 PM

I have seen that and cannot imagine that it's a house. But what else could it be? Can't believe if it is a house that any board would have oked it.

graciegirl 02-01-2011 08:02 PM

Did they remove an older home?

Russ_Boston 02-01-2011 10:13 PM

Don't know about the board approval but I predict that many years from now most of the historic side will be resold with new homes in place. Makes complete economic sense.

escapequeen 02-01-2011 11:33 PM

My husband and I said the same thing Mudder. It doesn't look like a house, it's just so big, it looks like a grocery store. Maybe it will look better when it gets finished. And yes, an older home was removed and this is what is going in it's place.
Hope they don't put anything near us anytime soon that looks like that, lol!

escapequeen 02-01-2011 11:35 PM

Russ, I hope it is many years down the road if it does happen. We like it the way it is.

Russ_Boston 02-02-2011 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by escapequeen (Post 327675)
Russ, I hope it is many years down the road if it does happen. We like it the way it is.

I hear and sympathize with you but as TV builds out completely the Historic side has lots to offer the people who would do a tear down.

jblum8156 02-02-2011 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by escapequeen (Post 327605)
Someone is building a huge home in Silver Lake/OBG. It is big and looks totally out of place in that area. Does anyone know if this is going to be the coming thing on the historical side? or are these folks just looking to be different? It just doesn't fit. JMHO :popcorn:

But won't that ruin the value of the surrounding smaller older houses?

eremite06 02-02-2011 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jblum8156 (Post 327690)
But won't that ruin the value of the surrounding smaller older houses?

I was a real estate appraiser in another life. Actually this new house sounds like an "overimprovement." This will not diminish the values in the neighborhood, but will negatively affect the value of the overimprovement.

Bill-n-Brillo 02-02-2011 01:47 PM

What street is this on?

Thanks -

Bill

graciegirl 02-02-2011 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo (Post 327780)
What street is this on?

Thanks -

Bill

I'd like to see it.

escapequeen 02-02-2011 05:10 PM

2nd house from the corner of Paradise and Wales Drive. Just inside the OBG gate.

bkcunningham1 02-02-2011 05:19 PM

It does seem to drawf the homes on both sides. While I "oohed" and "aahhed" and said, "can we do that?" He said don't look how tall it is. Quit looking up; look how wide and how far back it goes. It isn't that big, according to my husband.

Bill-n-Brillo 02-02-2011 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by escapequeen (Post 327838)
2nd house from the corner of Paradise and Wales Drive. Just inside the OBG gate.

Thanks!!

Bill

billethkid 02-02-2011 07:41 PM

One is allowed to buy on the historic side and remove the
 
manufactured home and replace it with a frame or block home.

btk


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